Folding crib



(No Model.)

P. 0'. HOAGLAND.

FOLDING CRIB.

No. 538,462 Patented Feb. 5, 1895.

T/Vjz'nasses- UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

FRED C. I-IOAGLAND, OF ALBANY, NEWV YORK.

FOLDING CRlB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,462, dated February5, 189 5 Application filed October 16 l 894.

To all wit-0112 it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED O. HOAGLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of Albany, State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Folding Crib, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to childrens cribs; and the object of my inventionis to provide an adjustable folding crib adapted to be attached to theside piece of a bed. I attain this object by means of the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of my crib attached to the side of a bed showing partsof the canvas broken away for the purpose of disclosing the bars androds upon which the canvas is secured. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewshowing the crib folded. Fig. 8 is a cross section perspective of thecanvas. Fig. 4. is a section along the line 1-1 on Fig. I. Fig. 5 is asection along the line 2-2 on Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the rodR showing the manner of connecting the sections of the rod, and Fig. 7shows a modified form of the clip 0.

Similarletters refer to similar parts th roughout the several views. 7

To the side piece A of a bed, I arrange by means of the clip 6 attachedto the side of one end of the bars F, the crib D. For the purpose ofretaining the crib D securely in position, I arrange the supports E E tothe under side of each end of the bar F, preferably attached thereto byhinges G G, adapted to press against the side piece A of the bed nearthe lower edge thereof, but capable of adjustment by means of links Hattached to the bar F and registering in the grooves I, as shown in Fig.1.

The bars F at the end of the crib are usually small squared strips ofwood, the ends of which are fastened to the posts B B. Near the top ofthe posts along the ends parallel to the bars F, I arrange the rods J;each end of the rod being secured to the posts respectively.

I place a piece of canvas V, or other suitable material, about the bar Fand extending across the end of the crib secured to the rod J, as shownin Figs. 1 and 4, or in any suit- Serial No. 526,064;- (No model.)

able manner. The side rods R R are composed of two sections, shown inFig. (5, joined together at or near their centers by a ferrule similarto the manner of joining a fishing rod, or in any suitable way; the endsof the rods R B being secured to the bars F F by means of thumb screws 6S, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, or in any manner, by means of which therods may be easily removed from connection with said bars.

I extend a strip of canvas V or other suitable fabric across the cribfrom side to side and from end to end by forming sleeves T T in thecanvas or other fabric along each edge, through which the rods R R areinserted. Said sleeves may extend the whole length of the crib, or onlya portion of said length; or they may be made in the form of sleevedstraps, said strip of canvas or other fabric extending upward on oneside, as shown in Fig. 3, provided with a sleeve T at its upper edgethrough which a smaller rod J similar in construction to the rods R Rpasses, and held in position in the posts 13 B at each end by fittinginto openings made therefor. The ends of the canvas are secured to thebars F F and cross rods J J in the manner already described.

The clip 0 is constructed as shown in Fig. 1 of a T-shaped piece ofmetal secured to the end of the bar F and provided on its surface whichcomes into contact with the side piece A of the bed with the bars U U,which serve to hold it firmly in position and extending over the top ofthe side piece A; or it may be constructed as shown in Fig. 7 of a pieceof metal secured to the side of the post B by means of a screw 0,extending downward a short distance and returning on itself in contactwith the side of the bed A returning up to the under surface of the barF, where it is secured by the screw 19, having on its surface next tothe side piece A, the bars a. The end of the support E is provided witha piece of feltz' to prevent mar-ring the side of the bed A.

By means of the links H adjusted in the grooves I, the support E may beraised or lowered and held in the position desired, and when properlyadjusted, the crib is perfectly secure and cannot be removed from thebed without first loosening the support E.

For the purpose of transporting the crib,

it is taken from the bed piece A, the thumb screws S are removed, andthe rodsRR withdrawn from the canvas V, the rem oval of which willliberate the small rod J, which is also taken from the canvas V. Thejoints are broken and the posts B B'and canvas attached to the bar F androd J is laid down on a line parallel with the bed portion of the crib.The supports E E are drawn upward fitting in contact with the clip 0,thelink H being placed toward the end of the support E, as shown in Fig.2. The other posts B B and the rod J with the canvas attached to themare folded over in the canvas of the bed portion of the crib until itreaches the bar F at the opposite end, when the rod J and posts B B arelaid over the folded portion and the rods R R and J together with thescrews S S are placed between the bar F and rod J between the posts Band B, all making one compact parcel, which may be placed Within atraveling bag.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a folding crib, the combination of a frame provided with sidescapable of being removed from the frame and disjointed, with a fabricprovided with sleeves adapted to re ceive the side pieces of said frame,said fabric secured to the end thereof and when in position forming thebottom and ends of said crib, a means for attaching said frame to theside of a bed, with a support hinged to the bottom of the frame adaptedto rest against the side piece ofabedadjusted by means of alink securedto the frame, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a folding crib, the combination of a frame having its lower siderails jointed and secured in the ends by 'means of thumb screws, itsupper side railjointed and having its ends resting in sockets in the endposts, with a suitable fabric attached to the ends of the frame to bothtop and bottom rail and provided with sleeves through which the bottomand top rails of the side pieces maybe inserted, with clips secured toone side of the frame adapted to attach the crib to the side piece of abed, with supports secured to the frame near the rail farthest from thebed, its opposite end resting against the side piece of the bed,substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a folding crib, the combination of a frame having its side piecesremovable and adapted to be disjointed, with the bottom and sides of thecrib formed of a fabric provided with sleeves or straps through whichthe side rails pass and which is secured to the ends of the crib, withclips adapted to attach the crib to the side piece of a bed withsupports secured to the frame of the crib and resting against the sidepiece of the bed, all so arranged that when detached from the bed, theside pieces may be removed, disjointed, and the crib may be folded fromone end to the other and the side rails placed within the end rails andbetween the posts, substantially as described and for the purpose setforth.

, FRED C. I-IOAGLAND.

IVitnesses:

FREDERICK W. CAMERON, GRACE 'I. MANY.

